Affiliation:
1. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XW, U.K.
Abstract
Abstract
Using infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, differential thermal analysis, scanning electron microscopy, solubility and dissolution rate measurements, it was demonstrated that the comminution of digoxin results in the appearance of an amorphous phase. The examination of spironolactone and 17β-oestradiol by infrared spectroscopy and differential thermal analysis showed that these compounds also undergo changes in their crystallinity on grinding. Since the dissolution characteristics of poorly soluble drugs may be complex functions of surface area and crystallinity, it is concluded that the most pertinent method for standardizing a sample of a polymorphic drug of low solubility is by means of a powder dissolution test, as the results embrace the influences of particle size, aggregation and polymorphism.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Pharmaceutical Science,Pharmacology
Cited by
75 articles.
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